Obituaries

Katherine A. Duby, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Katherine A. "Kay" Duby, 91, of 63 Langlois Ave. died Friday, July 1, 2011, at home. Born in North Adams on June 30, 1920, daughter of Thomas F. and Mary A. Brennan...

Wilfred N. Shartrand, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Wilfred N. Shartrand, 86, of 65 Meadow St. died Monday, July 4, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Tuesday, July 28, 1924, son of Edward and...

Carl L. Vanuni, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Carl Louis Vanuni, 87, of 4 Woodlawn Ave. died Sunday, July 3, 2011, at home. Born in North Adams on May 23, 1924, son of Louis and Alfreda Arigoni Vanuni, he attended Drury...

Mary R. LaDame, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Rita LaDame, 93, of 115 Versailles Ave. died Sunday, July 3, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on April 4, 1918, daughter of Carmine and Giuseppina...

Karol E. Zielonko Sr., 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Karol E. Zielonko Sr., 79, of 33 Central Ave. died Thursday, June 30, 2011, at Resident Care of Framingham. Born in France on March 21, 1932, a son of Jozef and Staniswava...

Phyllis L. Oleson, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Phyllis Lucille Oleson, 89, of Old Mill Road died Friday, July 1, 2011, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Williamstown on July 6, 1921, daughter of William...

John J. DiLego Jr., 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - John Joseph DiLego Jr., 82, of 36 Kemp Ave. died Friday, July 1, 2011, at the home he shared with his daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Michael Roberts. Born in North...

Rita T. Brooks, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rita Theresa Brooks, 86, of 699 Ashland St. died Saturday, June 25, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on April 22, 1925, a daughter of John and...

Mary L. Dean, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Mary Laurie Dean, 96, of 80 Lincoln St., died Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at North Adams Commons. Born in Mansonville, Quebec, on Aug. 9, 1914, daughter of Emile and Regina...

Elizabeth A. Neville Grande, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Elizabeth A. Neville Grande, 84, of 710 East Main St., died Thursday, June 16, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Nov. 13, 1926, a daughter of...

Howard L. Evans, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Howard L. Evans, 92, of 27 Versailles Ave., died Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at his home. He was born on July 6, 1918, in North Adams, son of Walter and Minnie Ludwig...

John E. Troop, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - John E. Troop, 80, of 36 George Ave., died Thursday, June 16, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Gardner, Maine, on Feb. 15, 1931, a son of John Elwood and...

Mark A. Shupe, 53

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Mark Anthony Shupe, 53, of 45 Spring St., died Sunday, June 12, 2011, at his home. He was born in Seattle on Sept. 27, 1957, son of Richard S. Shupe and the late Nellie Tobin...

Timothy J. Ryan, 53

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Timothy James Ryan, 53, of 42 Hall St. died Sunday, June 12, 2011, at his home in the loving care of his family. Born in Adams on Sept. 2, 1957, son of William P. Ryan...

Laurentia M. Tatro, 97

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Laurentia M. Tatro, 97, 88 Bachand Ave., died Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Ontario, Canada, on March 21, 1914, daughter of Mr. and Mrs....

John M. Cantoni, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' John Michael Cantoni, 76, of 150 Church St., died Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. He was a longtime local businessman. Born in North Adams on...

Ingeborg J. Henriksen, 95

READSBORO, Vt. — Ingeborg Johanna Henriksen, 95, of Birch Road died Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at home. Born in Roa, a hamlet in Oslo, Norway, on Feb. 20, 1916, daughter of Wilhelm and Anna...

Lorena E. Bianco, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lorena Eileen "Renie" Bianco, 87, of Marion Avenue died at home on Sunday, June 5, 2011, surrounded by her family. She was born in Baltimore on Feb. 26, 1924, the...

Joseph J. Habel, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph John Habel, 77, of Spring Hill, Fla., formerly of North Adams, died Wednesday, June 1, 2011, in Spring Hill. Born in Beach Glen, N.J., on Aug. 25, 1933, son of...

Mabel E. Todt, 97

ADAMS, Mass. — Mabel E. Todt, 97, of 1 Berkshire Square died peacefully at her home on Thursday morning, May 26, 2011. Born in Adams on May 23, 1914, a daughter of Leslie G. and Edith M....

Irene Dubreuil, 94

ADAMS, Mass. — Irene Dubreuil, 94, of 10300 4th Street North, St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of Adams, died on Monday, May 23, 2011, at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg. Born in...

Patricia Walker, 71

ADAMS, Mass. — Patricia Walker, 71, of Adams died early Monday morning, May 30, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born on March 14, 1940, Ms. Walker was a longtime resident of the...

Howard J. Burdick, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Howard Jerome Burdick, 79, of 24 Bryant St., Adams died peacefully on Sunday, May 22, 2011, surrounded by family at Sweetbrook Nursing Home. He was born in North Adams...

Cathy-Jo Magri, 48

ADAMS, Mass. — Cathy-Jo Magri, 48, of 17 Pleasant St., died unexpectedly on Friday, May, 20, at her home. She was born in Pittsfield on Oct. 11, 1962, daughter of the late Joseph and...

Ronald Gladu, 74

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Ronald Gladu, 74, of Donbray Road, died Saturday, May 21, 2011, at the Red Stone Rehabilitation Center in East Longmeadow. Born in Adams on April 29, 1937, a son of Armand and...